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Tegelwippen

110 points by madc 2y ago

jsiepkes 2y ago
I live in the Netherlands and I got a couple of hundred bucks of grants for removing all tiles in my backyard (previous owners put them in) and replacing them with grass. Obviously that didn't cover all the cost (and put in a bunch of back breaking work myself) but it's still a nice idea.
- kylebenzle 2y ago
  In parts of America we're paid to dig up our lawns and replace them with rocks and tile.
  - torginus 2y ago
    Aren't those parts of America the parts which are literally desert, and maintaining a green lawn requires an amount of water that amounts to an ecological catastrophe?
    - morkalork 2y ago
      It's almost like you should work with your local environment when making a yard/garden and not against it.
  - sans_souse 2y ago
    i see what you did there
- manfredz 2y ago
  Some cities also provide trees to plant.
  - nxobject 2y ago
    Portland, Oregon’s park bureau has a fun program for that. I once cycled a linden sapling away on a hand truck connected to my bike…
  - huhuhu111 2y ago
    [dead]
- Aeolun 2y ago
  Hmm, Japan can learn from that. At least I’d very much enjoy if they learned from it.
KaiserPro 2y ago
For those who aren't gifted with the dutch language (its easy to learn for enlgish speakers. Its like german but with english syntax. logical spelling and grammar thats really not that hard) Anyway, Tegelwippen is where you "flip tiles" and replace them with plants. The basic play is that it reduces flooding, and regulates temperature. Plus its pretty. https://interlace-hub.com/national-dutch-championship-%E2%80%98tile-tipping%E2%80%99-nk-tegelwippen https://interlace-hub.com/national-dutch-championship-%E2%80... The thing that makes its dutch, is that they don't tend to use asphalt in holland for paving, its mostly tiles. This means that you don't need anything other than hand tooling to make a change.
- ByThyGrace 2y ago
  It looks like they're removing tiles from public pathways in some of those pictures. Is that legal in NL?
  - wffurr 2y ago
    The translated rules page mentions municipal regulations that allow a “facade garden” on the front sidewalk.
  - Aeolun 2y ago
    If your home does not have a garden in front (directly against the sidewalk), and you do not make it deeper than 60cm, and you can leave at least 1.2m of sidewalk from the edge of the removed/replaced tiles. Still, pretty cool stuff.
  - _delirium 2y ago
    Googling suggests that the details differ by municipality. For example, Hilversum requires [1] you to submit a proposal for a facade garden. If approved, the municipality will take care of removing the appropriate width of sidewalk tiles and replacing them with soil. The owner is responsible for planting and maintaining the resulting garden. Other municipalities have different regulations. [1] https://hilversum.nl/en/mijn-wijk/geveltuintje-aanleggen https://hilversum.nl/en/mijn-wijk/geveltuintje-aanleggen
- 2y ago
ruuda 2y ago
In Utrecht, the municipality will lend you a bakfiets with all the equipment you need (soil, shovel, tile cutter) to replace a few tiles in front of your house with plants. You don't need a permit to do it. https://www.utrecht.nl/wonen-en-leven/parken-en-groen/zelfbeheer/geveltuin/ https://www.utrecht.nl/wonen-en-leven/parken-en-groen/zelfbe...
- yabatopia 2y ago
  Bakfiets is Dutch/Flemish for cargo bike.
- t0mas88 2y ago
  Very Dutch, doing it by cargo bike.
  - lucb1e 2y ago
    Also practical though. If you live in Utrecht actual, you wouldn't want the municipality to give you a car which you may not be able to park where you live or, if you can, need pay quite a bit of money for the parking Driving a bicycle to your place is always practical, also considering most of the city is within 3km of the town hall (~10 minutes cycling) and the worst terrain you'll encounter is needing to get over/under a canal
- telesilla 2y ago
  >Facade gardens help collect rainwater and plants and flowers are good for butterflies and bees. And they look cozy. Having your house looking cozy even on the facade is the most dutch thing I've read in a while.
  - lucb1e 2y ago
    How so?
    - telesilla 2y ago
      As a visitor I always found it so charming how strong gezellig is in your culture, even extending to the garden apparently.
legel 2y ago
Super lekker! (That means love love love) As an American who lived in Amsterdam for 3 years, to learn from their horticultural and eco leadership, I can say this is perfectly typical of the Dutch. Smart, easy, sustainable, beautiful.
avel 2y ago
Somewhat related: NYC Rain Gardens https://home.nyc.gov/site/dep/water/rain-gardens.page https://home.nyc.gov/site/dep/water/rain-gardens.page
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louwrentius 2y ago
Ik wist niet eens dat tegelwippen een ding was. Erg grappig.

110 points by madc 2y ago

I live in the Netherlands and I got a couple of hundred bucks of grants for removing all tiles in my backyard (previous owners put them in) and replacing them with grass. Obviously that didn't cover all the cost (and put in a bunch of back breaking work myself) but it's still a nice idea.

kylebenzle 2y ago
In parts of America we're paid to dig up our lawns and replace them with rocks and tile.
- torginus 2y ago
  Aren't those parts of America the parts which are literally desert, and maintaining a green lawn requires an amount of water that amounts to an ecological catastrophe?
  - morkalork 2y ago
    It's almost like you should work with your local environment when making a yard/garden and not against it.
- sans_souse 2y ago
  i see what you did there
manfredz 2y ago
Some cities also provide trees to plant.
- nxobject 2y ago
  Portland, Oregon’s park bureau has a fun program for that. I once cycled a linden sapling away on a hand truck connected to my bike…
- huhuhu111 2y ago
  [dead]
Aeolun 2y ago
Hmm, Japan can learn from that. At least I’d very much enjoy if they learned from it.

KaiserPro 2y ago

For those who aren't gifted with the dutch language (its easy to learn for enlgish speakers. Its like german but with english syntax. logical spelling and grammar thats really not that hard) Anyway, Tegelwippen is where you "flip tiles" and replace them with plants. The basic play is that it reduces flooding, and regulates temperature. Plus its pretty. https://interlace-hub.com/national-dutch-championship-%E2%80%98tile-tipping%E2%80%99-nk-tegelwippen https://interlace-hub.com/national-dutch-championship-%E2%80... The thing that makes its dutch, is that they don't tend to use asphalt in holland for paving, its mostly tiles. This means that you don't need anything other than hand tooling to make a change.

ByThyGrace 2y ago
It looks like they're removing tiles from public pathways in some of those pictures. Is that legal in NL?
- wffurr 2y ago
  The translated rules page mentions municipal regulations that allow a “facade garden” on the front sidewalk.
- Aeolun 2y ago
  If your home does not have a garden in front (directly against the sidewalk), and you do not make it deeper than 60cm, and you can leave at least 1.2m of sidewalk from the edge of the removed/replaced tiles. Still, pretty cool stuff.
- _delirium 2y ago
  Googling suggests that the details differ by municipality. For example, Hilversum requires [1] you to submit a proposal for a facade garden. If approved, the municipality will take care of removing the appropriate width of sidewalk tiles and replacing them with soil. The owner is responsible for planting and maintaining the resulting garden. Other municipalities have different regulations. [1] https://hilversum.nl/en/mijn-wijk/geveltuintje-aanleggen https://hilversum.nl/en/mijn-wijk/geveltuintje-aanleggen
2y ago

ruuda 2y ago

In Utrecht, the municipality will lend you a bakfiets with all the equipment you need (soil, shovel, tile cutter) to replace a few tiles in front of your house with plants. You don't need a permit to do it. https://www.utrecht.nl/wonen-en-leven/parken-en-groen/zelfbeheer/geveltuin/ https://www.utrecht.nl/wonen-en-leven/parken-en-groen/zelfbe...

yabatopia 2y ago
Bakfiets is Dutch/Flemish for cargo bike.
t0mas88 2y ago
Very Dutch, doing it by cargo bike.
- lucb1e 2y ago
  Also practical though. If you live in Utrecht actual, you wouldn't want the municipality to give you a car which you may not be able to park where you live or, if you can, need pay quite a bit of money for the parking Driving a bicycle to your place is always practical, also considering most of the city is within 3km of the town hall (~10 minutes cycling) and the worst terrain you'll encounter is needing to get over/under a canal
telesilla 2y ago
>Facade gardens help collect rainwater and plants and flowers are good for butterflies and bees. And they look cozy. Having your house looking cozy even on the facade is the most dutch thing I've read in a while.
- lucb1e 2y ago
  How so?
  - telesilla 2y ago
    As a visitor I always found it so charming how strong gezellig is in your culture, even extending to the garden apparently.

legel 2y ago

Super lekker! (That means love love love) As an American who lived in Amsterdam for 3 years, to learn from their horticultural and eco leadership, I can say this is perfectly typical of the Dutch. Smart, easy, sustainable, beautiful.

avel 2y ago

Somewhat related: NYC Rain Gardens https://home.nyc.gov/site/dep/water/rain-gardens.page https://home.nyc.gov/site/dep/water/rain-gardens.page

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louwrentius 2y ago

Ik wist niet eens dat tegelwippen een ding was. Erg grappig.